After the confession failed, I went to the NBA to play and lose weight

Chapter 239 Regular Season Awards Released

The Magic did not stay in Atlanta for too long, and Howard still felt a little regretful that he was not able to go to the "Golden Club" to see and see.

But back in Orlando, I met a lot of fans who greeted me at the airport, which made everyone's thoughts come back at once.

Even at this point in time, the behavior is somewhat touching.

Although it was very exhausting after a fierce battle and running around, the players cheered up and interacted with the fans, signing autographs and taking photos when thinking about the holidays that followed.

In terms of "human touch", the NBA, as a commercial league, obviously knows that fans are their parents, so it has done a very good job in treating fans. Players may have flaws in other things, but in treating fans On the other hand, it absolutely needs to be respected.

To give an extreme example, one of the most important reasons why the brawl at the Palace of Auburn Hills was so big was because fans were involved in the brawl, which also became a big stain in Artest’s career .

Anyway, unless the fans themselves have done very bad things, such as serious issues such as racial discrimination and interference with arena management, the league will only give a warning at most, and will not involve too serious punishment.

On the contrary, the tolerance line for some remarks and behaviors of the team and players is very low.

After returning to the arena on the team bus, Van Gundy announced that he was disbanding on the spot. Everyone went back to their respective homes, and then they would take a two-day holiday to see the situation of other games, especially the progress of the game between the Cavaliers and Wizards.

This not only determines their opponents in the next round, but also determines when their second round will start, and then they can decide the date of returning to training.

It is of course a good thing to complete the sweep of the series. It can not only boost morale, but also allow the players to get enough rest time to meet the next round with plenty of physical strength.

But there are also some bad things, that is, if you rest for too long, you may lose the feeling of the game.

Fortunately, they still have the initiative, especially during the game between the Cavaliers and the Wizards. The coaching staff can also watch the games of the two teams to determine the targeted tactics for the second round.

The role of the coaching staff in the playoffs is also reflected in this, although the final decision on the game still depends on the quality of the players.

While the Magic rested and other games continued, regular season awards were announced before the start of the second round.

In fact, as early as the beginning of the playoffs, the United States took the lead in announcing the candidate for the best sixth man of the season on April 4, local time.

This season's Super Six competition is quite fierce. Mavericks' Terry and Suns' Barbosa both attended 82 games and averaged more than 15 points per game. In previous years, they both had a chance to be elected, but this year they both only won 32 points and 78 points.

The two most popular players are Manu Ginobili of the Spurs and Li Chengming of the Magic. In the duel between the veteran and the rookie, Ginobili narrowly won, 418:414.

In fact, in terms of statistics, Li Chengming's average of 20.2 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game is much better than Ginobili's 19.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists, and the number of appearances is also more than Ginobili's 74 games A little more, which also made many people start to complain about Li Chengming, thinking that he was treated unfairly in this regard because of his status as a rookie.

But if you look at it from another perspective, Ginobili is indeed indispensable for the Spurs to become the third in the Western Conference this season. He is the second leader of the team this season. Lu seems to be unable to decide who is more important.

Of course, judging from the results of the selection, both of them are actually worthy, but Li Chengming may still be lacking in qualifications, so many judges who voted based on their impressions even ignored him.

If it comes again next season, the result will definitely be different.

Then the DPOY selection was postponed for a week to announce the results for unknown reasons. As a result, on the evening of the 29th, when the Magic had just swept the Eagles, the best defensive player of the season was announced, and it finally went to Orlando.

Howard also relied on a slight advantage to overwhelm the previous favorite Garnett.

In fact, the gap between the two really widened, that is, in the few games Garnett was absent due to injury, Howard was almost full attendance this season. This kind of hard work is also a plus point.

In addition, the Green Army still has some good defenders to help. Whether it is Li Chengming or Lewis on the Magic side, it is good to be able to stabilize themselves defensively. It is difficult to help him. Turkoglu also It can only be regarded as an upper-middle level of defense, and the back line is often unable to defend against people.

Sometimes the weakness of teammates can also highlight one's own strength.

In fact, in the eyes of many people, whoever wins this award depends on which team has a better record, not to mention that the Magic swept the Celtics in the regular season, and Howard's inside matchup can be regarded as an advantage.

Also on the same day, the three awards of the best manager, best coach and MIP (Most Improved Player) were also announced at the same time, except that the best manager was given to two All-Stars through the "zero exchange" trade during the offseason Danny Ainge, the general manager of the Celtics, won, and the other two were accepted by the Magic.

Magic coach Stan Van Gundy won the best coach, this is the first time he won this honor.

In fact, his competitors are not weak at all, and can even be said to be very strong, such as Scott, who led the Hornets from outside the playoffs last season to second in the Western Conference, and led the Celtics, who also did not make the playoffs last season. Rivers won the second place in the Eastern Conference.

Rivers was the first to be ruled out. After all, he has the best manager to operate, three All-Stars in hand, and a group of strong players. If he can't bring out results, he should be questioned.

In short, the brilliance of the player overshadowed his ability as a coach.

Scott was able to advance directly with the original team's record, and he was still very competitive in the extremely competitive West, but his opponents were too strong.

The [-] million yuan contract signed by Austin Smith in the offseason is because Lewis' performance in the regular season is relatively average. Not to mention the comparison with the outside, the team is not as good as a rookie like Li Chengming. This is also the key reason why he missed the best manager.

And Li Chengming, as the last pick, played an All-Star performance in the rookie game. Naturally, a great contribution should be credited to Van Gundy. Besides, their record is indeed very impressive. They are not as good as the Celtics in terms of starlight and outside expectations. Under such circumstances, actually surpassing the Green Army to reach the top, this impression is very good.

As for Turkoglu, his statistics have grown in an all-round way this season, and the "Most Improved Player" is well deserved.

Because the Magic won three awards in a row on the same day, the media dubbed today as the NBA's "Magic Day."

In fact, there should be four awards at that time, because rumors spread that Li Chengming won the best rookie of the season, and it will be announced soon.

This news was first reported by a reporter from the Orlando newspaper, but neither the NBA official nor the Magic team responded, but in the eyes of many people, this should be a certainty.

Not to mention that Li Chengming's performance did indeed overwhelm Durant, and he suffered a loss in the selection of the sixth man. If the same person suffers a loss in the selection twice in a row, the credibility of the NBA may be lost. Something is going wrong.

Then on the night of May 5st, the official finally announced the final result of the best rookie...

(End of this chapter)